Stadium Information / Directions
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Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium is located on the southeast corner of 21st Street and Hillside Avenue, immediately to the east of Charles Koch Arena. Spectator seating is in the west stadium (the shady side!) and all public parking is on the west side of the WSU campus.
If you are unfamiliar with Wichita, the easiest route to the stadium from the north, south, or west is to take I-135 (known as the Canal Route in Wichita) to the 21st Street exit. From that exit, proceed east on 21st Street approximately 1 mile to the stadium.
If you are traveling to the show from the EAST on US 54/400 (Kellogg Avenue in Wichita), exit at Hillside and proceed north approximately 3 miles to the stadium. If you are traveling on US 54/400 from the WEST you can also exit at Hillside, but you will likely find traffic flow smoother if you follow the directions in the paragraph above.
If you are traveling to the show from the NORTHEAST on the KANSAS TURNPIKE, you have a couple of options. The first is to exit Wichita at the US 54/400/Kellogg Avenue exit and follow the directions as listed in the above paragraph. The second option is to exit the Kansas Turnpike at Andover, which will then place you on 21st Street approximately 10 miles east of the stadium. Turn left (west) after passing through the tollboth, and proceed about 10 miles west to the stadium.
To make traffic flow as smoothly as possible the night of the show, we ask that the public enter the WSU campus from the entrances on Hillside only. All public parking on show night is located on the west side of campus near Cessna Stadium (the show venue) and is most easily accessible from Hillside. The lots near Eck Stadium/Tyler Field (the baseball stadium) are reserved for corps vehicles and the entrance just east of the baseball stadium will be restricted to corps vehichles only.
